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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Noun
At one point, Andy reminisces about wearing Chanel and going to Paris, and an Eiffel Tower print adorns Andy’s at-home office. Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026 An old 16mm print found in Australia has also done the rounds. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Many records have editions printed in the United States, as well as in other countries like Canada, the United Kingdom, or Japan. Nina Derwin, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026 The comic books given out for free on May 2 were printed specially for the event. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • That was my impression after the Villars Ocean Forum, a gathering of over 150 leaders from academic, activist, and business backgrounds.
    Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • In interviews, representatives of some companies told me about their algorithms’ abilities to reveal patterns that impressions alone cannot.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The photo choice and subtitle sing.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • An earlier study, published in the American Economic Journal, found that field-office closures led to a sixteen-per-cent decline in disability recipients in the surrounding areas.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Along with the launch of its chatbot for clinicians last month, OpenAI also published a wish list that the company described as a blueprint for unlocking AI’s potential to change the broader health care system.
    Brittany Trang, STAT, 6 May 2026
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  • By the turn of the millennium, shelves were sagging beneath Bridget and Carrie’s daughters, with entire imprints devoted to churning out more.
    Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
  • Odessa by Gabrielle Sher is available from Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Nancy Guthrie poses with daughter Savannah Guthrie in an undated photograph.
    Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • But once a park opens, once the ribbon is cut, the hands shaken, and the photographs taken, the money to keep those parks going, to provide the public services and the physical safety that are vital to a really useful park, is harder to come by.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Overwater bungalows suspended over turquoise waters are enviable, but even the entry-level rooms and suites impress with private balconies and patios.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Upstairs, the layout and square footage impress and make room for everything from family to guests and hobbies.
    Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The pic screened during the opening weekend of FICG, capped by a posthumous tribute to the director who passed last November 2025.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The new Barbie stamps are expected to be released on July 11 at the 2026 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention in Austin, Texas, according to the USPS.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Other clues may include signatures, stamps, original tags, and hallmarks, the official marks used on gold and silver to verify purity.
    Nicole Anderson, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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